Research discovers Liverpool fans now live closer to London

Jurgen Klopp's side had to travel for last weekend's 1-1 draw against Tottenham, but according to research from social betting app EveryFan it was essentially a home game for their supporters.

Posted Tuesday, August 30, 2016 by Outside90.com

A survey of 2,000 Premier League followers across the UK shows that fans of the Reds have departed from Merseyside, with 21% naming London as their closest city – compared to 17% who said Liverpool.

This figure means they are the only current top-flight team which did not have the majority of their fanbase located in the closest major city.

Conversely, 45% of fierce rivals Everton's supporters are near Liverpool, while 57% of Tottenham's live in or around London. Over 30% of Red Devils fans also claim that Manchester is their closest city.

"Liverpool's historical success has secured them a huge global following, but even with that in mind, it's incredible that the majority of their UK fans now hail from London," said CEO of EveryFan Leon Walters.

"Even Manchester United, who gain plenty of stick for having non-Manchester based fans, can count a third of their supporters as being a stone's throw from Old Trafford."